Contents -- Preface -- SECTION I: PAINTED MATERIALS -- Chapter 1 Painted Materials -- Paper 1. Microbial Degradation of Paintings -- Paper 2. Distribution of Microorganisms on Ancient Wall Paintings as Related to Associated Faunal Elements -- Paper 3. Altamira Cave Paleolithic Paintings Harbor Partly Unknown Bacterial Communities -- Paper 4. Impact of Biocide Treatments on the Bacterial Communities of the Lascaux Cave -- SECTION II: PAPER AND MANUSCRIPTS -- Chapter 2 Paper and Manuscripts -- Paper 5. Aerobiological Research and Problems in Libraries -- Paper 6. The Role of the Conidia of Fungi in Fox Spots -- Paper 7. Application of Molecular Techniques for Identification of Fungal Communities Colonising Paper Material -- SECTION III: TEXTILES -- Chapter 3 Textiles -- Paper 8. Biodegradation and Characterization of Water-Degraded Archaeological Textiles Created for Conservation Research -- Paper 9. The Microbial Degradation of Silk: a Laboratory Investigation -- Paper 10. Fungal Growth on Synthetic Cloth from Apollo Spacesuits -- Paper 11. The Long-Term Effect of Selected Conservation Materials Used in the Treatment of Museum Artefacts on Some Properties of Textiles -- SECTION IV: SYNTHETIC POLYMERS -- Chapter 4 Synthetic Polymers -- Paper 12. Fungal Bioturbation Paths in a Compact Disk -- Paper 13. Biodeterioration of Modern Materials in Contemporary Collections: Can Biotechnology Help? -- SECTION V: MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF WOOD FROM AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS -- Chapter 5 Microbial Degradation of Wood from Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments -- Paper 14. A Review of Microbial Deterioration Found in Archaeological Wood from Different Environments -- Paper 15. Sulfur Accumulation in Pinewood (Pinus sylvestris) Induced by Bacteria in a Simulated Seabed Environment: Implications for Marine Archaeological Wood and Fossil Fuels.

SECTION VI: STONE BIODETERIORATION -- Chapter 6 Stone Biodeterioration -- Paper 16. Biodeterioration of Mineral Materials by Microorganisms-Biogenic Sulfuric and Nitric Acid Corrosion of Concrete and Natural Stone -- Paper 17. Deposition of Anthropogenic Compounds on Monuments and Their Effect on Airborne Microorganisms -- Paper 18. Enhancement of Physical Weathering of Building Stones by Microbial Populations -- Paper 19. Epilithic and Endolithic Bacterial Communities in Limestone from a Maya Archaeological Site -- SECTION VII: STONE BIOCONSERVATION -- Chapter 7 Stone Bioconservation -- Paper 20. Conservation of Ornamental Stone by Myxococcus xanthus-Induced Carbonate Biomineralization -- Paper 21. Advantages of Using Microbial Technology over Traditional Chemical Technology in Removal of Black Crusts from Stone Surfaces of Historical Monuments -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.